2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,062 437 10.0 8.8-11.4 3,625 90.0 88.6-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 695 83 12.5 9.4-16.5 612 87.5 83.5-90.6
GENDER
Male 289 41 16.2 10.8-23.4 248 83.8 76.6-89.2
Female 406 42 9.5 6.5-13.9 364 90.5 86.1-93.5
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 16 16.4 9.8-26.2 136 83.6 73.8-90.2
65-74 133 25 18.0 10.2-29.8 108 82.0 70.2-89.8
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 22 14.1 8.1-23.3 153 85.9 76.7-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 220 27 11.6 7.3-18.2 193 88.4 81.8-92.7
College Graduate 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 49 22.6 15.8-31.2 193 77.4 68.8-84.2
No 433 33 7.7 4.8-12.0 400 92.3 88.0-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 606 63 11.3 8.1-15.5 543 88.7 84.5-91.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 256 27 12.4 8.0-18.9 229 87.6 81.1-92.0
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 269 43 14.3 9.3-21.2 226 85.7 78.8-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 23 8.9 5.5-14.1 345 91.1 85.9-94.5
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 35 16.6 10.8-24.6 132 83.4 75.4-89.2
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 35 12.7 8.1-19.4 294 87.3 80.6-91.9
HOUSING
Own 369 43 11.6 7.9-16.7 326 88.4 83.3-92.1
Rent 247 33 16.6 10.5-25.2 214 83.4 74.8-89.5
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 36 12.8 8.0-19.9 232 87.2 80.1-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 20 14.6 8.4-24.1 151 85.4 75.9-91.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 27 10.9 6.9-17.0 229 89.1 83.0-93.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 189 18 11.5 6.8-18.8 171 88.5 81.2-93.2
3rd Quartile 234 24 13.5 8.1-21.8 210 86.5 78.2-91.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data for this table were derived from the cardiovascular disease history questions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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